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Originally Posted by VydorScope
Thanks! That is a great help. I will change the scene to have him oiling the blade instead of sharpening then. That would be more fitting as they had been traveling for a while and not fought anyone so there would be no reason the sword would have needed sharpening.
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One other perhaps critical point... He may have used paper rather than cloth to wipe the blade. It was often thought that cloth held too much moisture, so tissue was the frequently preferred wiper-uper. Then the blade was powdered afterwards too.
Good Mexican dinner tonight, and now a very (too?) strong Lime/Lemon water with a touch of sugar. Pucker Power.... But gooooodddd.
Stitchawl